lukhuni

Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì.

Noun

lúkhûni class 11 (plural tínkhûni class 10)

1. firewood

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Relative

-lúkhûni

1. hard, difficult

Inflection

Relative concord, tone HHH
	Modifier	Copulative
1st singular	lengilukhuni	ngilukhuni
2nd singular	lolukhuni	ulukhuni
1st plural	lesilukhuni	silukhuni
2nd plural	lenilukhuni	nilukhuni
Class 1	lolukhuni	ulukhuni
Class 2	labalukhuni	balukhuni
Class 3	lolukhuni	ulukhuni
Class 4	lelukhuni	ilukhuni
Class 5	lelilukhuni	lilukhuni
Class 6	lalukhuni	alukhuni
Class 7	lesilukhuni	silukhuni
Class 8	letilukhuni	tilukhuni
Class 9	lelukhuni	ilukhuni
Class 10	letilukhuni	tilukhuni
Class 11	lolulukhuni	lulukhuni
Class 14	lobulukhuni	bulukhuni
Class 15	lokulukhuni	kulukhuni
Class 17	lokulukhuni	kulukhuni

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Relative

-lukhúni

1. tough, stiff
2. stupid, dumb

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	endilukhuni	endingelukhuni	ndilukhuni	andilukhuni
2nd singular	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	awulukhuni
1st plural	esilukhuni	esingelukhuni	silukhuni	asilukhuni
2nd plural	enilukhuni	eningelukhuni	nilukhuni	anilukhuni
Class 1	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	akalukhuni
Class 2	abalukhuni	abangelukhuni	balukhuni	abalukhuni
Class 3	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	awulukhuni
Class 4	elukhuni	engelukhuni	ilukhuni	ayilukhuni
Class 5	elilukhuni	elingelukhuni	lilukhuni	alilukhuni
Class 6	alukhuni	angelukhuni	alukhuni	awalukhuni
Class 7	esilukhuni	esingelukhuni	silukhuni	asilukhuni
Class 8	ezilukhuni	ezingelukhuni	zilukhuni	azilukhuni
Class 9	elukhuni	engelukhuni	ilukhuni	ayilukhuni
Class 10	ezilukhuni	ezingelukhuni	zilukhuni	azilukhuni
Class 11	olulukhuni	olungelukhuni	lulukhuni	alulukhuni
Class 14	obulukhuni	obungelukhuni	bulukhuni	abulukhuni
Class 15	okulukhuni	okungelukhuni	kulukhuni	akulukhuni
Class 17	okulukhuni	okungelukhuni	kulukhuni	akulukhuni

Zulu

Etymology

From ukhuni.

Relative

-lukhuni^?

1. hard, rigid, stiff
2. difficult, complicated

Inflection

Relative concord
	Modifier		Copulative
	positive	negative	positive	negative
1st singular	engilukhuni	engingelukhuni	ngilukhuni	angilukhuni
2nd singular	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	awulukhuni
1st plural	esilukhuni	esingelukhuni	silukhuni	asilukhuni
2nd plural	enilukhuni	eningelukhuni	nilukhuni	anilukhuni
Class 1	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	akalukhuni
Class 2	abalukhuni	abangelukhuni	balukhuni	abalukhuni
Class 3	olukhuni	ongelukhuni	ulukhuni	awulukhuni
Class 4	elukhuni	engelukhuni	ilukhuni	ayilukhuni
Class 5	elilukhuni	elingelukhuni	lilukhuni	alilukhuni
Class 6	alukhuni	angelukhuni	alukhuni	awalukhuni
Class 7	esilukhuni	esingelukhuni	silukhuni	asilukhuni
Class 8	ezilukhuni	ezingelukhuni	zilukhuni	azilukhuni
Class 9	elukhuni	engelukhuni	ilukhuni	ayilukhuni
Class 10	ezilukhuni	ezingelukhuni	zilukhuni	azilukhuni
Class 11	olulukhuni	olungelukhuni	lulukhuni	alulukhuni
Class 14	obulukhuni	obungelukhuni	bulukhuni	abulukhuni
Class 15	okulukhuni	okungelukhuni	kulukhuni	akulukhuni
Class 17	okulukhuni	okungelukhuni	kulukhuni	akulukhuni

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lukhuni”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lukhuni”